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What is cybertorture? How our minds are vulnerable to online experiences
What will change if we are forced to move our social circle to virtual lands, browse the web anonymously, and stay permanently at home? Will there still be any crime? Will nations still exist, and wil...
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Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little bit
For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting us virtually to family and friends and facilitating our work and play. If you weren’t already spe...
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How to spot Covid-19 phishing and ransomware attacks
NOTE: This post was originally published on April 7, 2020 Spring is normally the time when tax-related phishing scams spike, spurious emails might promise tax rebates to unwitting recipients. This yea...
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The EU wants you to have the ‘right to repair’ your electronic devices
This post was originally published on March 27, 2020. If you’re frustrated at not being able to switch batteries in your older generation iPhone, or not being able to update your classic click-wheel...
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Free things you can do online when you’re stuck at home
With cafes and restaurants shut, major sports and music events cancelled, and movement outside your home restricted to essential trips to the supermarket, a lot of people are turning to their devices ...
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How to change app permissions on your devices
When downloading an app to your device, sometimes a message pops up to request permissions that the app would like to have in order to work. These requests seek access to various parts of your device,...
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How to work from home: Keeping safe and sane while remote
The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a lot of companies, including Google and Apple, to recommend their employees work from home. Many events have been canceled, and flights to many countries now inc...
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Let’s Encrypt has issued a billion certificates, securely encrypting nearly 200 million sites
An effortless way to check whether the site you just logged on to maintains an encrypted connection is whether it starts with HTTP or HTTPS. HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypts the co...
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The uncrackable Android trojan: What is xHelper?
We’ve advised our readers to stay safe from malware and trojans by keeping their devices updated at all times, but a new strain caught in the wild is seemingly impenetrable to every cybersecurity be...
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What is an e-signature, and how does it work?
If you’ve recently signed a new job contract, finalized the lease on an apartment, or confirmed a loan online, chances are you’ve used an e-signature app—or could have benefited from one. The us...
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